Sajag Nagrik Manch seeks reliability charge exemption for residential consumers

Sajag Nagrik Manch (SNM) has demanded that residential consumers with a monthly consumption of 200 units be exempted from paying reliability charge in the new model of zero load-shedding (ZLS) proposed by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) for Pune and other revenue division headquarters.

The demand was made in a representation to the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (Merc) which has scheduled a public hearing on the proposal in Pune on November 5.

MSEDCL has proposed a reliability charge of 24 paise per unit to all consumers, except those in the below poverty line (BPL) category, in order that they be free of load-shedding.

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